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title: Connecting Nx Cloud to your existing Google identity provider
description: Use Google Identity or Google Workspaces for Nx Cloud authentication and access control
filter: 'type:Guides'
sidebar:
  label: Authenticate with Google Identity
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If your organization uses [Google Identity](https://cloud.google.com/identity) or [Google Workspaces](https://workspace.google.com/intl/en_uk/) to manage employee accounts and permissions, your Nx Cloud workspace members can re-use the same accounts to sign-in to Nx Cloud and view runs, cache stats etc. Besides being more convenient for the employee, as they don't have to sign-in again, it also has a security benefit: if an employee leaves the company and their Google account is disabled, they won't be able to sign-in to Nx Cloud anymore.

By default, when you invite a member by email, they can create a separate Nx Cloud account using their work e-mail address. **If their primary email address gets disabled, they will still be able to sign-in with their Nx Cloud account, unless you explicitly revoke their membership from the Members page.**

If you'd like them to sign-in with Google directly, which ensures they automatically lose access to their Nx Cloud account if their email gets disabled, you need to enable this option when inviting them: "_Require Social OAuth Sign-In_". They will then only be able to accept the invite if they sign-in with Google directly.

![Require Google OAuth Sign-In toggle](../../../../assets/nx-cloud/require-google-signin.webp)

## SAML integration

Direct integration with SAML identity providers is a feature of [Nx Enterprise](https://nx.dev/enterprise). You can, however, connect your existing SAML provider to Google, and then use the method above to invite employees:

- [Azure AD](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/saas-apps/google-apps-tutorial)
- [Okta](https://www.okta.com/integrations/google-workspace/#overview)
